Car-moving device



H. B. WEISS.

CAR MOVING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.20, I920. 15

2 SHEETS-SHEET I- H. B. WEISS. CAR MOVING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.20. I920. 1,371,457.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

UNITED STATES PA NT OFFICE.

' HARRY'BERN'ARD wnrssor BINGI-IAMTON, TENNESSEE.

of Binghamton, in the county of Shelby and:

State of Tennessee, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Moving Devices, of which the following is a specification. i 7

My inventlon is an 1mprovement'1ncar moving devices, and has for 1ts ob ect to provide a device of the character specifiedcapable of-being transported from place to place and carrying means for engaging a car and drawlng the car toward the sald device, and having means for anchoring the deviceto the track.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of the device; Fig. 2 is atop plan view; i Fig. 3 is a front view; Fig. 4 is a' rear vview. The present embodiment of the invention is shown in connection with a railroad track consisting of the usual rail 1 and ties 2, and

the device comprises a shaft 3 having'connected therewith a plurality of pairs of arms 4 and 5, the said arms extending forwardly and rearwardly at an acute angle with respect to each other; These arms and the shaft 3 may beof piping or'tubing and, re-

. ferring to Fig. 1, it will'be seen that at their upper ends the pipes which constitute the arms 4 and 5 receive filling plugs or blocks 6 which are secured to the pipes in any suitable or desired manner, and these plugs having bearing rings 7 for the arms 4 and 8 for the arms 5. The arms 4 are connected near their lower ends by a cross shaft 9 which carries wheels 10, and the arms are braced against each other above the shaft 9 by means of inclined cross braces 11.

Pairs of bearings 12 and 13 are mounted on the arms 4, near the centers thereof, the members of the pairs being in alinen lent, and a reel 14 is journaled in the bearings 13, a crank shaft 15 being journaled in the bearings 12 and the shaft is parallel with the reel. The shaft and the reel are geared together by means of a pinion 16 on the shaft 15 anda gear wheel 17 on the reel.

The ends of the shaft 15 extend beyond the arms 5 which are arranged outside of the arms 4, and the said ends are polygonal to receive the sockets of cranks 18 for rotating the said shaft 15 and the reel. A rope or cable 19 is secured to the reel at one end and CARQMOVING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Tar, 15, 1921 Ap plication'filed April 20, 1920. Serial No. 375,274. 1

winds thereon, and the other end of the rope or cable is provided with a hook 20 which maybe engaged with the car to be moved, as, for instance, with the coupling head.

In order to anchor the device to the railroad 'track to prevent movement thereof during the winding'up of the cable, the arms 4 which extend forwardly have pointed spurs or anchoring lugs at their lower ends, while the .arms 5 which extend rearwardly have means for grappling the rail. The spurs or lugs 21, which are adapted to engage a tie in the manner shown, have reduced extensions 22 which'fit within the lower ends of the pipes forming the arms 4 and are secured thereto in any suitable 0r desired manner.

- The grapples-23 connected with the arms 5xare substantially C-sha-ped members which have reduced extensions 24 fitting within the pipes'forming the arms 5 and secured thereto. The grapples grip the heads of the rails engaging at the outer sides thereof. and

mechanlsmis provided for drawing the arms 4 toward each other at the ends provided with the. grapples for locking them in clamped positionson the rails. The said means is in the form of a disk 25 having pivoted thereto at opposite points links 26. The outer end of each of these links is passed through an opening in'the adjacent arm 5. Oneofthe links, as shown in Fig. 4, is headed outside the arm 5 while the other is engaged by lock nuts 27 on opposite sides of the arm. A handle 28 extends radi- V ally from the disk and is rigid therewith,

and this handle has at its outer end a hook 29. Referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the shaft 9 is journaled in bearing lugs 30 which are secured to the arms 4 so that the wheels are spaced away from the arms.

In operation, the device is taken to the point desired by wheeling it on the wheels 10, it being understood that the arms 4 and 5 may fold together, swinging on the shaft 3. When the desired point is reached the arms 4 and 5 are swung apart, the lugs or spurs 21 are engaged with the tie and the grapples 23 are engaged with the rails, the

device, the device being anchored to the.

track. When not in use the cranks 18 may be removed from the ends of the shaft and the arms 4- and 5 may be folded int approximately the same plane.-

It will be evident from the description of the device that it comprises a substan tially rectangular frame composed of the farms 4, the shaft 10, the reel 14 and the cross braces 11, bracing arms 5 pivoted to the frame, and means for clamping the frame and the arms to the track. s

I claim: 7 I V, 1. A device of the character specified comprising a shaft, a substantially rectangular open frame connected with the shaft, arms pivoted to the shaft outside of the frame, the frame having pointed spurs for engaging a tie and the arms having grapples for engaging the rails, and means supported by the frame for drawing a car toward the frame, said means comprising a reel, means for rotating the reel, and a cable winding at one end on the reel and having at the other a hook for connection to the car.

2. Ardevice of the character specified comprising a shaft, a substantially rectangular open frame connected with the shaft,

Qarmsgpivoted to the shaft outside of the frame, the frame having pointed spurs for engaging a tie and the arms having grapples for engaging the rails and means supported by the frame for drawing a car toward the frame, the grappling means engagin the rails from the outer sides thereof, and means for drawing the said arms toward each other to clamp the grapples on the rails, said means comprising a disk, links pivoted to the opposite sides of the disk and connected to the arms and a lever for rotating the disk having means at its free end for engaging one of the links. 7 s

3. A device of the character specified comprising a shaft, a substantially rectangular open frame connected with the shaft, arms pivoted to the shaft outside ofthe frame, the frame having pointed spurs for engaging a tie and the arms having grapples for engaging the rails, means supported by the frame for drawing a car toward the frame, the grappling means engaging the rails from the outer sides thereof, and means for drawingithe said'arms toward each other to clamp the grapples on the rails;

4. A device of the character specified comprising a shaft,-a substantially rectangular open frame connected with-theishaft, arms pivoted to the shaft outside of the frame, the frame having pointed spurs for engaging a tie and .the arms having grapples for engaging the rails, means supported by the frame for drawing a car toward the frame, and wheels for supporting said frame at the end remote from the shaft.

5. A device of the character specified comprising a. shaft, a substantially rectangular open frame connected with the shaft, arms pivoted to the shaft outside of the frame, the frame having pointed spurs for engaging a tie and the arms having grapples for engaging the rails,'and means supported by the frame for drawing a car toward the frame.

HARRY BERNARD WEISS. 

